Kicked-Up Cheesy Corn and Sausage Dip

posted on February 17, 2014 by Brenda

Each and every day is a great day for a dip, or dipping of some sort. I firmly believe that. All it takes to make our family interested in an appetizer or meal is to make sure that dipping is involved, and Bam! They’re invested.

This Kicked-Up Cheesy Corn and Sausage Dip is creamy and flavorful, with just a bit of a kick from delicious Wisconsin pepper jack cheese. The sweet Italian turkey sausage gives it a slightly sweet angle, while adding enough heartiness to make a meal out of it. Just ask my husband how that might work. He’s an expert in the dip = meal equation, and he especially liked this one.

This dip is perfect for any time of year. But I definitely plan to make this during the upcoming summer, when the local sweet corn is plentiful and bursting with fresh corn flavor. I might serve it as an appetizer. Or it may be a meal. Either way, Blake will be one happy guy.

Directions:

In large skillet over medium-high heat, brown sausage until no longer pink, breaking it up with a spatula into small pieces. Remove sausage to plate lined with paper towel to drain. Return skillet to burner (no need to clean it first), and add corn and red pepper. Stir occasionally, until pepper is softened, about 5 to 8 minutes. Remove corn and pepper to plate with sausage, and cool completely.

Looks great! Based on the title I thought it was going to be a fancier version of the jimmy dean sausage and cream cheese crockpot dip. I might have to play around with your version, I love hot dips in the winter :)